Abstract
Abstract
This paper deals with the Monotonicity Principle (MP) for nonlinear materials with piecewise growth exponent. The results obtained are relevant because they enable the use of a fast imaging method based on MP, applied to a wide class of problems with two or more materials, at least one of which is nonlinear. The treatment is very general and makes it possible to model a wide range of practical configurations such as superconducting (SC), perfect electrical conducting (PEC) or perfect electrical insulating (PEI) materials. A key role is played by the average Dirichlet-to-Neumann operator, introduced in Corbo Esposito et al (2021 Inverse Problems
37 045012), where the MP for a single type of nonlinearity was treated. Realistic numerical examples confirm the theoretical findings.
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Gruppo Nazionale per l’Analisi Matematica, la Probabilità e le loro Applicazioni
Ministero dell’Università e della Ricerca
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